Cutting implement.



N0. 875,939.- PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908.

A. A. LOW.

CUTTING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26.1907.

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ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW, OF HORSESHOE, NEW YORK.

CUTTING IMPLEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7', 1908.

Application filed April 25. 1907- Serial No. 370.149.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABBo'r AUGUsTUs Low, a citizen of the United States,residing at Horseshoe, St. Lawrence county, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cutting Implements, ofwhlch the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cutting implements designed to be carried uponthe person ready for use in emergency for the pur- I pose of severingflower stems, cord, and

other things relatively small in cross section,the object being toafford an implement which may be safely carried in the pocket ormanipulated without danger or inconvenience to the user.

The invention consists essentially in the combination with a rigidcutting blade and handle of a pivoted cutting edge guard formed with agroove opposed to the cutting edge the parallel edges of said groovedguard being adapted to act as bearings to force the object to be severedagainst the cutting edge, as hereinafter described and claimedspecifically.

In the accompanyin drawings, Figure 1, is a front or top view of myimproved implement Fig. 2, a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3, is ahorizontal section upon plane of line 33Fig. 1; Fig. 4, an endelevation; Fig. 5, a transverse section upon plane of line 55 Fig. 2. v

The main portion of the implement consists of the body A, formed withthe cutting blade a, and shank a. The shank a is formed with a recess abetween the side walls of which is fulcrumed the tongue I), of thecombined guard and anvil B, which latter extends the whole length of thecutting blade a and shank a, so that the forward end I), protects thecutting edge a, while the rear extremity b extends over the shank a andis held normally thereon by a spring 8, said spring 3 fitting in therecesses a, and I), formed for its reception in the opposed sides of theshank a, and the rear extension of the guard B, and having its endsattached to said parts so that its action is retractile in character.

The inner side of the guard B opposed to the cutting edge a is formedwith a longitudinal groove 6. The parallel edges b b of thislongitudinal move I), act as bearing surfaces for the artic e to besevered,and as these parallel bearing surfaces are upon op.-

1 posite sides of the cutting edge a, they supi port the article againstsaid cutting edge, so as to effect the severance of the article in truecross section or at right angles to its longitudinal axis.

The forward end I), of the guard is broadened and rendered slightlyconcave as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 to form a thumb rest or bearing bywhich the guard may be safely and conveniently forced toward the cuttingedge against the resistance of the article to be severed.

My implement is es ecially adapted for use in pruning and for iikepurposes since it affords ample protection to the thumb and fin 'ers ofthe user.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. 111 an implement of the character designated, the combination of astraight cutting blade formed with a straight shank in alinement withsaid blade and integral therewith, a guard pivoted to the shank adjacentto the inner end of the cutting blade and formed with a rear extensioncoinciding with the shank of the cutting blade and resting thereon whenin its normal position, and a retractile spring situated in coincidingrecesses in the opposed inner side of the shank and guard extension andhaving its opposite ends respectively attached to said opposed parts,for the purpose described.

2. In an implement of the character designated, the combination of astraight cutting blade formed with a straight shank in aline ment withsaid blade and integral therewith, a guard pivoted to the shank adjacentto the inner end of the cutting blade and formed with a rear extensioncoinciding with the shank of the cutting blade and resting thereon whenin its normal position, a retractile spring situated in coincidingrecesses in the opposed inner sides of the shank and guard extension andhaving its opposite ends re spectively attached to said opposed parts,the forward portion of the guard being so shaped that when in its saidnormal position there is a space between its inner side and the cuttingedge for the reception of articles to be out, substantially as and forthe purpose described. 7

3. In an implement of the character designated, the combination of astraight cutting blade formed with a straight shank in alinement withsaid blade and integral therewith, a guard pivoted to the shank adjacentto the inner end of the cutting blade and formed with a rear extensioncoinciding with the shank of the cutting blade and resting there on whenin its normal position, a retraotile spring situated in coincidingrecesses in the opposed inner sides of the shank and guard extension andhaving its opposite ends respectively attached to said opposed parts,the forward portion of the guard being so shaped that when in its saidnormal position there is a space between its inner side and the cuttingedge for the reception of articles to be out, said guard being alsoformed with a longitudinal groove on its inner side and with arelatively broad concave thumb rest upon its upper or outer side for thepurpose described.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW.

Witnesses:

GEO. VVM. MIATT, D. W, GARDNER.

